該雜志旨在通過發(fā)表有關(guān)統(tǒng)計(jì)和其他定量方法的論文來影響醫(yī)學(xué)及其相關(guān)科學(xué)的實(shí)踐。論文將解釋新的方法，并展示其應(yīng)用，最好是通過一個(gè)實(shí)質(zhì)性的、真實(shí)的、激勵(lì)性的例子或基于一個(gè)說明性實(shí)例的綜合評(píng)價(jià)。另外，論文還將報(bào)告案例研究，其中對(duì)既定方法的創(chuàng)造性使用或技術(shù)概括是針對(duì)實(shí)質(zhì)性應(yīng)用的。此外，還將出版有關(guān)統(tǒng)計(jì)應(yīng)用于醫(yī)學(xué)的一般主題的評(píng)論和教程。出版的主要標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是統(tǒng)計(jì)方法對(duì)特定醫(yī)學(xué)問題的適用性和闡述的清晰度。主要包含數(shù)學(xué)內(nèi)容的論文將被排除在外。該雜志旨在加強(qiáng)統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)家、臨床醫(yī)生和醫(yī)學(xué)研究人員之間的交流。

The journal aims to influence practice in medicine and its associated sciences through the publication of papers on statistical and other quantitative methods. Papers will explain new methods and demonstrate their application, preferably through a substantive, real, motivating example or a comprehensive evaluation based on an illustrative example. Alternatively, papers will report on case-studies where creative use or technical generalizations of established methodology is directed towards a substantive application. Reviews of, and tutorials on, general topics relevant to the application of statistics to medicine will also be published. The main criteria for publication are appropriateness of the statistical methods to a particular medical problem and clarity of exposition. Papers with primarily mathematical content will be excluded. The journal aims to enhance communication between statisticians, clinicians and medical researchers.